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181. Macroglossa gyrans, Wlh. Cat. viii, p. 91 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii, 



pi. 93, fig. 1 ; C.#S. no. 13. 



Differs from fervens in the head and thorax being grey-brown : 

 the basal segments of abdomen red-brown above, each segment 

 fringed by a few metallic blue scales, the penultimate segment 

 with longer white fringe, the distal segments less black. Tore 

 wing grey-brown, with three antemedial fine lines and three post- 

 medial curved lines. Hind wing with the dark border diffused. 

 Underside of thorax white ; wings duller red, except at inner 

 margin of hind wing. 



Hub. Throughout India and Ceylon : Siain. Exp. 48 millim. 



182. Macroglossa affictitia, Butl. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 240, pi. 36, fig. 7 ; 



a Sf S. no. 11. 

 Macroglossa zena, Boisd. Sphing. p. 337 ; C. 8f S. no. 18 (part.). 



Differs from gyrans in the terminal segments of the abdomen 

 being brown above, with lateral black patches ; no white fringe to 

 penultimate segment. Fore wing with the antemedial lines re- 

 placed by a band as in fervens. Hind wing with the base brown, 

 the marginal brown band broad. Underside with the inner area 

 of hind wing yellower. 



Hob. Simla ; S. India ; Ceylon. Exp. 52 millim. 



B. Hind wing with a yellow band. 



183. Macroglossa stellatarum, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, 2, p. 803; Esp. 



Schmet. ii. pi. 13, figs. 1-3 (larva and pupa) ; C. fy S. no. 9. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey-brown ; abdomen with 

 pale yellow lateral marks on 4th segment, the tufts at sides of 

 distal segments black and white and well developed. Tore wing 

 grey-brown, with one antemedial and one postmedial line promi- 

 nent, the former waved, the latter curved ; the first two ante- 

 medial lines obsolescent, as also are the first and third post- 

 medial lines ; the first two postmedial lines close together ; the 

 dark mark near apex almost obsolete. Hind wing dusky at base ; 

 medial area reddish yellow; outer margin reddish. 



Larva purplish brown or greenish, with numerous white specks ; 

 a whitish subdorsal line ending in the bluish horn ; a yellow sub- 

 spiracular line ; head ochreous. 



Hab. Palaearctic region ; IN". Africa ; Sincl ; Punjab ; Cochin 

 China. Exp. 44-54 millim. 



184. Macroglossa belis, Cram. Pap. Exot. \, p. 147, pi. 94 c ; Butl. 



Trans. Zool. Soc. ix, pi. 90, figs. 6 & 7 (larva and pupa) ; C. §■ S. 



no. 18 (part.). 

 Macroglossa troglodytus, Boisd. Sphing. p. 344. 

 Macroglossa opis, Boisd. Sphing. p. 345. 



Macroglossum assimilis, Swains. Zool. III. ser. i. 1820, vol. i. pi. 64. 

 Macroglossa phyrrhula, Boisd. Sphing. p. 338. 



Differs from affictitia in the head, thorax, abdomen, and fore 



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